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The Hort Report: Picking watermelons and cantaloupes, planting pansies and pruning grapes — but not bushes
The dog days of summer are over. The weather has been great to be doing all types of garden work and harvesting all types of vegetables. I was asked when to harvest cantaloupe the other day. Look at the stem on the cantaloupe where it is attached to the vine. Put pressure on it. If the stem comes off easily, then the cantaloupe should be ripe. Cantaloupe should be golden yellow with well-netted lines covering the outside skin. There should be a sweet smell to it.
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